First of all let me say that I switched to AVast after I got a message on my AVG update on SEPT 10, of all dates, that my license had expired. I was never told that would happen, and seeing how it was the day before an expected internet attack on 911, I said “screw em”, and googled to find AVast. My version says I have 52 days left. Everybody talks about the free version. I would like that, but I will buy it if I have to. (I know people are pissed off at the USA these days, please don’t take it out on the good people in the US who are trapped in a corrupt system.)
Any way, the problem I have may be a virus, of a trojan, I don’t know. I know about enough of this security stuff to get me in trouble. The problem is that myhard drive will seem to “fill up” and my processor usage will go up to 100% and basically stay that way until I shut off my machine and reboot. Then everything is back to normal. Sounds to me like my security has been compromised and that somebody is using my machine as a bidge to do something else. AVast found 4 viruses that AVG never found deep inside system32 and winNT.
I have heard about anti trojans will this help.
Currently I am running Windows 2000. I share a DSL connection with another win 2000 box, (which is a teenager machine with AOL messenger and Kazaa Lite. Am I infected from teenage machine’s AOL Messanger?)
I have Tiny Personal Firewall, Avast, Net Nanny, and AdAware on both machines.
The problem usually starts after I have been on a while, like someone get notified that another box is available for there nefarious intent.
My worst fear is that my machine is being used to hack into secure sites, or even worse, transmit porn. With the Stupid anti-freedom PATRIOT Act that the US passed, I could end up in a military prison because my machine might be infected with some crap that is not mine. Of course that is a worst case scenario, but I heard about a guy who went to jail because he made a when George Bush came to his town, that “Maybe a Burning Bush would inspire us all.”
Anyway, thanks for reading. Sorry it was so long.
Anyanswers to my “virus/Trojan”?
I wonder if the Windows updates themselves are the cause. I am totally spooked by this. I think I need to get a Linux Box.